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The Past and Future of Black Co-ops: A Conversation with Jessica Gordon Nembhard

NonProfit Quarterly

It was surprising because in mainstream co-op literature about the role of womenEuropean women, Canadian women, Japanese womenall were complaining that women didnt have leadership roles. There has been huge growth in worker co-ops and significant growth in Black food co-ops. In the 1930s, right out of college, she moved to Harlem.

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Coleading as an Act of Rebellion

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Ron Lach on Pexels.com When it comes to identity, ideas about leadership generally reflect existing social hierarchies and binaries. Understanding the integral role of Black women in these movements underscores the importance of identity, shared leadership, and collective care that has always existed.

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Recentering Philanthropy toward Social Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

Isabelle Leighton: I love that you’re starting with a nice and easy question, not like my favorite food or anything! And so, a lot of the questions that people have are, like, “How do I balance what I understand are these movements that are happening and also the needs that I’ve always given to and the issues I’ve always focused on?”